All indications to this point are that Iran is in some way responsible for the Sept. 14 attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, a senior Defense Department official said. At a Pentagon news conference today, Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, said the attack on two civilian facilities has had a dramatic impact ...

Does anyone recall the massive uprisings by Democrats chanting, “War for oil?” The peculiar thing about this Democrat Party faux outrage against Republicans, is America never got any oil from the wars. Oh well, like all Democrats and their media sycophant outrages, facts and truth never matter, right? It’s always about finding an issue that allows them to profit off ...

Jim Garamone September 18, 2019Comments Off on U.S. Forensics Team to Help Saudis Determine Iranian Involvement in Attack

The United States is giving Saudi Arabia time to assess the Sept. 14 attacks on its oil facilities, but all signs point to Iran or Iranian proxies, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford told reporters traveling with him in London that U.S. Central Command has sent forensic specialists to assist Saudi Arabia ...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels took credit for targeting Saudi Arabian state-owned oil facilities in a drone attack that reportedly forced half of the country’s oil supply, or 5% of the global oil supply, to shut down Saturday. Ten drones struck Saudi Aramco oil facilities — one of which is the world’s largest oil plant — in Abqaiq and Khurais, according to ...

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince accused Iran on Sunday of carrying out Thursday’s attacks on two oil tankers near the globally important Strait of Hormuz. “The problem is in Tehran and not anywhere else,” Prince Mohammed told Arabic-language newspaper Asharq al-Awsat according to The Associated Press. “Iran is always the party that’s escalating in the region, carrying out terrorist attacks and ...

Neetu Chandak June 14, 2019Comments Off on Pelosi Says House Intends To Block Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday the House plans to block President Donald Trump’s emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia. “There will be a vote to remove any authority to make those sales to Saudi Arabia,” Pelosi said in an interview with CNN reporter Fareed Zakaria Thursday, The Hill reported. “This is something that we will fight, and we’ll have bipartisan ...

Matt M. Miller June 7, 2019Comments Off on Saudi Arabia Trying To Execute And Possibly Crucify Teen Who Participated In Protest When He Was 10 Years Old: Report

The Saudi Arabian government is trying to execute an 18-year-old for participating in an anti-government protest when he was 10 years old. Saudi authorities are looking to execute Murtaja Qureiris, 18, who Saudi authorities arrested at the age of 13 for participating in dissident protest and other forms of rebellion against the government, CNN reported. He may receive one of ...

Anders Hagstrom March 1, 2019Comments Off on Saudi Arabia Revokes Citizenship For Osama Bin Laden’s Son

Saudi Arabia revoked citizenship for Osama Bin Laden’s son Friday, less than a day after the U.S. State Department put a $1 million bounty on his head, Reuters reports. The U.S. offered the reward for information leading “to the identification or location in any country” of Hamza Bin Laden, who is thought to have succeeded his father as a top ...

R. Mitchell February 27, 2019Comments Off on A life of extravagance: Saudi Arabia hosts the most luxurious hotels in the world

It is no surprise that Saudi Arabia is a place of luxury. Two curious types of lifestyle gather together in one single place – one of spirituality and one of extravagance. Saudi Arabia has a different culture compared to what Western journalism pictures all the time. Like any other place in the world, Saudi Arabia has a charm of its ...

Jason Hopkins February 6, 2019Comments Off on ROPEC? Saudis Look To Build New Oil Cartel With Russia

Looking to bolster its influence on the international oil market, Saudi Arabia is pushing Russia to enter into a formal pact with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). A bold motion will be proposed when OPEC members and other partners meet in Vienna on Feb. 18. Saudi Arabia, the undisputed leader of OPEC, will push a 10-member group of ...

Joe Simonson January 2, 2019Comments Off on Netflix Censors Comedy Show On Behalf Of Saudi Government

An episode of a Netflix comedy show was made unavailable in Saudi Arabia after the government accused the episode of violating the nation’s laws. The episode of “Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj” featured harsh criticism of the United States’ relationship with the Saudi kingdom in the wake of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Netflix defended ...

Jim Clayton May 22, 2017Comments Off on Trump Trip Surprises Media as World Celebrates His Visits

Trump’s first trip to the Middle East has proven to be a true sensation. The ‘drive by’ media is beside themselves with their knickers in a twist. “How can this be?” they are saying after portraying him as a stumbling, misguided, boob domestically and now the world loves him. Saudi Arabia greeted him with a reception like no other president ...